Property owners located along Grant Avenue between Sunshine and downtown may notice signs of activity beginning Monday, Aug. 17 as survey crews begin in-depth data collection for the upcoming Grant Avenue Parkway project. Survey technicians from City consultant firms CMT and CJW are expected to continue field work through October, collecting…
Author: Melissa Hart, Managing Editor
Construction for a a half-mile Ozark Greenways trail connecting the area known as West Meadows, between Fort and Grant avenues north of the Birthplace of Route 66 Roadside Park, will begin this fall and wrap up by the end of the year, according to project engineer Jonathan Peitz, P.E., who…
Springfield City Councilman Richard Ollis grew up within blocks of his family’s 130-year-old business, now called Ollis Akers Arney Insurance & Business Advisors, which operated on Commercial Street for more than 90 years. The business, founded as Ollis & Company in 1885 by Ollis’s great-grandfather, began as a real estate,…
After hearing from more than 60 speakers and reading around 12,000 written and transcribed comments, City Council approved an emergency ordinance requiring face coverings in public spaces to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the community. The vote was 8-0-1 with Councilwoman Phyllis Ferguson abstaining from the vote. Face coverings are defined…
Community Partnership of the Ozarks’ Caring Communities team in June challenged Springfield’s 22 registered neighborhoods to come up with a creative way to engage neighborhood residents during the recovery phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Delaware Neighborhood Association’s June 26 Lemonade Crawl was the winner, bringing home a $500 check from…
Mayor Ken McClure and Springfield-Greene County Health Department Director Clay Goddard announced today that the City of Springfield will continue with the Phase 3 Road to Recovery guidance that was announced in early June. The order took effect June 15 and expires July 15. Before it expires, officials will announce whether the City is…
Editor’s note: Roxanne was a board member of the Robberson Neighborhood Association and contributor to SGF Neighborhood News. Roxanne Marie Taylor, age 66, of Springfield, Missouri, passed away suddenly on June 20, 2020. We will honor her life with a Graveside Service which will take place at 11:00 AM, on…
Mayor Ken McClure, City Manager Jason Gage and Springfield-Greene County Health Department Director Clay Goddard announced Phase 3 of the city’s Road to Recovery Plan June 12, lessening restrictions of business and community activities. The order is effective June 15-July 15, however, it will be reviewed prior to July 5, when it…
The Springfield Police Officers’ Association (SPOA) has set up a fund (https://www.spoarelieffund.com/officer-priebe-fundraising) to support Springfield Police Officer Mark Priebe and his family during his recovery from injuries received during a June 9 incident at Springfield Police Headquarters. Officer Priebe served as the Neighborhood Watch coordinator for several Springfield neighborhoods. On June…